John pratt



Patented Sept. 20, I898.

J. PRATT.

SWINGING AND SLIDING FARM GATE.

(Application filed Jan. '7, 1898.

(No Model.)

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JOHN PRATT, on oi- ATHAM, CANADA.

SWINGING AND SLIDING FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 610,916, dated September20, 1898.

Application filed January 7, 1898.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN PRATT, a citizen of Canada, residing atOhatham, in the county of Kent and Province of Ontario, Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Swinging and SlidingFarm-Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the ac companying drawings, forming apart of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in combined swing and slidefarm-gates, and has for its object to provide economical, efficient, anddurable means whereby the said gate may be adjusted to swing and slidein a higher plane or, if desired, may be tilted to an angle with theground with either its forward or rear end elevated.

The invention consists in the general construction and arrangement ofthe various parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevationshowing the gate in full lines in its normal position partially openedand having its rear end elevated to tilt the gate,'indicated in dottedlines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation also, illustrating two positions ofthe gate, the solid lines showing the forward end raised to tilt thegate and the dotted lines illustrating the position when the gate isdesired to swing in an elevated plane, both ends being raised abovetheir normal position. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the slotted postthrough which the gate is adapted to move. Fig. 4 is a plan view of thegate, showing the relation of the supportingposts and the gate proper.

Like letters of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout thefigures.

A indicates the gate proper, which is composed of the horizontal stripsa and the vertical strips 1) in the usual manner.

B represents the turning post slotted longitudinally at 0, through whichthe rear end of the gate is arranged to slide and which extends from thetop to the bottom of the post a suitable distance from each end thereof.This post may be made of a single piece cut out, or, if desired, it maybe composed of two Serial No. 665,938. (No model.)

side pieces cl e, with the dividing-blocks f g at the top and bottomthereof, each of which terminates at itsupper and lower extremities withjournal-pins h 1', arranged to journal in suitable openings formed inthe holdingplate j and short postlt. v

A stationary post 0 is located a short distance from the gate-post B atan angle of about forty-five degrees to the plane ofv the gate and isarranged to furnish a support for the opposite end of the holding-platej where it is secured at Z. By this means it will be observed the gateis permitted to be slid freely backward and forward through the slot andat the same time may be turned, swinging the gate-post upon itsjournal-pins in either direction. Of course it will be un derstood thatthe stationary post must needs be located a sufficient distance from thegatepost to permit the rear vertical strip 1) to escape between the twoas the gate is swung in a direction toward the right, assuming theoperator to be facing the forward end of the gate.

The means for supporting the gate above the ground and suspending it inthe slot consists of the slot m, formed at the upper end of the sidepieces d and e of the gate-post and having a plurality ofjournal-notches 'n cut in one side thereof to receive the journals 1),upon which the wheel r is mounted. When this wheel and its journals restin the lower notch, the rear end of the gate is supported in itslowermost position, and when it is'desired to elevate it the wheel islifted with the gate until its journals are caughtin the journal-notchesn, occupying the desired height to which the gate is to be raised.

At .9 in Fig. 1 I have shown a notch cut in the upper edge of the secondhorizontal strip or the one lying below the supporting-wheel, so that ifit be desired the operator may adjust the wheel to any level by engagingthis notch upon the under periphery of the wheel, whereby it may beraised and inserted in its respective seat without compelling theoperator to grasp both ends of the wheel-shaft 19 and obviating thenecessity of additional parts to perform the work.

The forward end of the gate is suspended by means of the crane D,consisting, essentially, of the extension member if and the compressionmember to, having their rear ends pivoted to the upper and lower ends ofthe turning post B at w y and their forward ends extending at an angleto each other and crossing each other at substantially the middle of thegate. The forward ends of these members are pivoted at a b to the leverE, which is terminated at its upper end with a suitable handle, andjournaled upon the pivot a, which is extended for the purpose, is thesupporting and guiding wheel 0, upon which the upper strip or board ofthe gate rides. A short distance below this pivot a, upon the member a,there is pivotally supported the notched member or dog F, suspendedfreely from its support and having its teeth d arranged to engage withthe pivot b as the leverE is raised to avertical position,as indicatedin Fig.2. By this means it will be observed that the 1nember u will restdirectly upon the pin or pivot 19 when the dog is disengaged and theouter free end of the gate will be supported upon the roller 0 in theposition shown in full lines in Fig. 1, and when it becomes necessary toelevate the forward end for any purpose, either to clear an obstructionor to permit small animals to pass without providing opportunity for thelarger ones to escape, the lever may be thrown backward until the propertooth in the dog is engaged over the pin or pivot 19, as abovedescribed.

From the foregoing the operation of my invention will be readilyunderstood, and it will be seen that its construction and mode ofoperation offer many superior features over anything of its class knownin the art. In the winter when the snow usually interferes with theoperation of the farmers gate it is only necessary for the operator toraise the rear end, engaging the notch s with the rear wheel and liftingit into one of the higher notches to any desired plane, and by means ofthe lever E the forward end is easily and quickly elevated to the sameplane. The post G at the forward end of the gate may be of the commonand well-known construc tion, either provided with latches or having themortises f g cut therein to receive the extending ends h of thehorizontal boards in the gate.

It will be obvious that some slight modifications may be made in thegeneral construction and arrangement of the parts that constitute myinvention without materially affecting the results, and I desire to haveit understood that while I prefer the particular form herein shown I donot limit myself thereto.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. In a combinedsliding and swinging gate; the combination with said gate of a cranecomposed of two members arranged to extend forward from the upper andlower ends of the turning post, and having their forward ends crossingeach other and pivoted to a lever at different points, a rollersupported at the outer end of the lower member adapted to form a supportand guide for the forward end of said gate, said members and lever beingso arranged with relation to each other as to cause the forward end ofsaid gate to be raised or lowered as said lever is operated; and meansfor securing said parts in a fixed relation, whereby the forward end ofsaid gate may be held in any plane desired, substantially as described.

2. In a farm-gate, the combination of a slotted post adapted to receivesaid gate, and provided with journals at its upper and lower endswhereby said gate may be either swung or slid open; a supportingguide-wheel journaled in said post; means for adjusting said wheelvertically whereby the rear end of said gate may be elevated; anadjustable crane extending forward from said post; a supporting-wheel journaled at the forward end of said crane, said crane consisting of twomembers pivoted to a lever at their forward ends, whereby said crane isadjusted to raise and lower the forward end of said gate; and means forsecuring said crane in its position, substantially as described.

3. In a farm-gate, the combination of the gate proper A; the slottedpost B adapted to receive the rear end of said gate; a wheel journaledat the upper end of said post; journal-notches provided in said postwhereby said wheel may be adjusted to any plane; journal-pins at theupper and lower ends of said post; a fixed post located at an angle tosaid slotted post, having a holder secured to the top thereof withinwhich the upper end of said slotted post is journaled; a short post atthe lower end within the ground adapted to form a bearing for the lowerjournal; the crane D consisting of the members 1., u pivoted at theupper and lower ends of said slotted post and having their forward endsarranged to cross each other; a lever E pivoted to the forward ends ofsaid members, supporting a guide-wheel c journaled upon the extendedpivot a; a locking-dogF pivoted to the member u and having its teetharranged to engage with the pivot at the lower end of the lever E; andmeans for engaging the forward end of said gate, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PRATT.

Witnesses:

THOS. E. ORR, C. J. ONEILL.

